Come to the public meeting - Thursday 3rd June 6 pm, Wadebridge Town Hall

There will another public meeting at Wadebridge Town Hall at 6.00 pm on Thursday 3^rd June to discuss the supermarkets’ plans. The meeting will be chaired by Councillor Jeremy Rowe.

At our last public meeting there was overwhelming opposition to more out-of-town supermarkets coming to Wadebridge. At this meeting we will discuss in more detail how to protect the town. We want people to come along to hear what we face and what we can do about it. The planning applications run into thousands of pages and most people won’t take the time to read them. So our planning consultant will present them to us and so that we can have an informed discussion of their implications.

We have commissioned Stephen Gill, a leading chartered planning consultant, to guide and advise us. Mr. Gill is the former director of planning and development at West Devon Borough Council. Last year he successfully helped fight off a similar proposal for an out-of-town Sainsbury's superstore in Tavistock. Some people feel that these companies are so powerful that at least one of them will succeed in coming. But the tide has turned in national planning policy so that Wadebridge is now able to protect itself from the negative impact of the out-of-town superstores on the town centre.